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Mailbag: 6 Questions About Audio Publishing

6 June 2017

After reading my article How I Started My Audiobook Publishing Company, a couple of people recently wrote to me with questions about the process. With their permission, I am answering their questions here so more people can benefit from and join in the discussion.

Before you read further, I should state that I’m not a lawyer. I offer advice based on my experience in the audiobook industry, but anyone considering starting a publishing company may need to consult with an attorney.

 

Telisha’s Questions:

1. Does ACX accept copyright audiobooks without the author’s consent inRead More

Recaps From 5 APAC 2017 Sessions

31 May 2017

APAC 2017 logo on a phone screen

 

Each year, the Audio Publishers Association hosts an informative conference for its members. I was unable to attend this year due to family concerns. However, thanks to the many tweets from ACX.com and other participants today, I almost feel like was there!

Using Storify, I chronologically sorted all of the #APAC2017 tweets about these 5 sessions of interest to audiobook narrators:

APAC 2017 Keynote with Tom Webster + Bonus Content Getting to the Next Level Marketing Techniques Ask
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Outsourcing From a Narrator’s Perspective

18 April 2017

Quadrants of Brilliance with 4 squares

In 2013, I heard client attraction specialist Fabienne Frederickson talk about determining your “Quadrants of Brilliance”. It’s a thought-provoking and highly revealing exercise that requires some reflection about those things in your business that you like and excel at doing versus things that you don’t enjoy and/or don’t do too well.

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4 Keys to Becoming a Successful ACX Audiobook Producer

16 March 2017

4 keys in locks that look like puzzle pieces

Last updated 8/24/19

 

One of my friends is a well-established and highly successful audiobook narrator with years of experience working in commercial studios for traditional publishers. For the longest time, he had absolutely zero interest in setting up a studio and recording at home, largely because he is not comfortable with technology.

I often talked with him about the many merits of using ACX, including the:

ease of finding interesting books on the site and auditioning to narrate them ability to work directly with authors and fill holes in his recording schedule excitement (and sometimes
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Press Page

9 January 2017

Interview Key on computer keyboard

Last updated 27 February 2021

 

 

 

To learn more about me, my narration, and audiobook production, please check out my comments and interviews on other sites:

 

The Journal

12/11/20 I was mentioned in the article Instructional writer reads, reviews all 940 bestselling novels of 20th century.

 

 

Wall Street Journal

11/1/20 The Secrets To Success as an Audiobook Narrator by Kate Murphy The journalist quoted producers, publishers, and several narrators in this piece. Since I’m not a WSJ subscriber, I can’t see beyondRead More

The Christmas Present

11 December 2016

My super-talented and energetic narrator friend Xe Sands had this wonderful idea:

December…the time to give thanks for those things that have sustained us through the past year. For narrators, a huge part of that is YOU, the listening community! As we wind down 2016, we want to give back to you, our listeners, who help make our job so rewarding, and who travel with us on each audiobook journey. SO! Over 60 narrators have partnered to bring you FROM THE HEART – recordings of poetry, essays, stories, excerpts, songs, etc. – throughout the month of December.

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Stop Complaining About Noise

30 November 2016

In a recent Inc. Magazine article titled 7 Ways Successful People Have Better Mindsets, this quote practically leaped off the screen at me:

The biggest problem is thinking of problems as problems. Successful people know that when you focus on problems you have more problems, but when you focus on possibilities you have more opportunities.

It’s true. Our thoughts and words have tremendous creative power in shaping our lives. In fact, in one of my first blog posts 10 years ago, I wrote that nothing is more powerful on this planet thanRead More

A DEAL You Can Get Any Day And Is Good All Year

28 November 2016

Atlanta audiobook narrator Karen Commins was one of millions shopping for a particular deal on Cyber Monday. Narrators can pick up this deal for a low price, and it can be quite beneficial to their career throughout the year.Read More
How to use Karen Commins’s Audiobook Twitter lists

27 November 2016

You can easily find other audiobook publishers, bloggers, narrators, and enthusiasts by signing into Twitter and subscribing to one or more of my 4 comprehensive lists of audiobook tweeps. I believe that I have developed the most thorough lists of audiobook folks on the Internet! I continue to update these lists as I learn of people who should be included.

Each Twitter list is for reading tweets from a curated group of people. You can’t tweet to the list.

Its usefulness lies in the fact that all of these people are grouped together in one place. You’ll be able toRead More

A Place For Everything…

5 November 2016

…and everything in its place. As you know, I do so love to be organized! In fact, many people have told me that I have an unusual talent for curating, organizing, condensing, and disseminating information that is relevant to them.

With that point in mind, I decided it would helpful to list all of my audiobook-related resources in one place. (Last updated 29 May 2017)

Guides:

Audiobook Resources For Authors is a curated list of articles that are grouped to take authors through the stages of production from thought to final product.

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